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Cholera epidemics, mass unemployment, drug trafficking, and conflict: these are the signs of Andean societies in crisis. Whole communities are now on the margins of survival in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Daunting levels of poverty have been created by harsh new economic policies, which compound the legacy of colonial exploitation, military dictatorship, unfair terms of international trade, and the heavy burden of foreign debt.

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Preface; Introduction; Part I: Land; 1 Making the land work; 2 Pressures on the land; Part II: Obstacles to Development; 3 The economy: sold to the highest bidder; 4 The poor are getting poorer; 5 Social tensions and armed conflict; Part III: Action for Change; 6 The search for alternatives; 7 Conclusion; Appendix 1: The Andes at a glance; Appendix 2: A brief history of the Andes; Maps of the Andes; What you can do; Index